My marathons

Marathon de Montpellier

The organiser has not published a date. Montpellier
Arc de Triomphe
Arc de Triomphe. Photograph by Daniel Villafruela, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

The course

The marathon is two loops of 21.1 km through central Montpellier, past Antigone, Verchant, Grammont and the Hôtel de Ville, finishing on the avenue Foch under the Arc de Triomphe.

The course in short 3 lines
  • Two loops of 21.1 km around central MontpellierTwo 21.1 km loops; finish on the avenue Foch, village at the Place du Peyrou.
  • 225 m of climbing, nine aid stations, a 6 hour limit225 m D+; aid at km 5, 10, 15, 20, 22, 26, 31, 36 and 41; 6 hour limit.
  • 1,250 marathon starters in 20251,250 starters in 2025 against 1,000 in 2024; the festival drew over 14,000.
Course notes 3 short reads on the course
km 0 to 42.2LandmarkTwo loops of 21.1 km around central MontpellierTwo 21.1 km loops; finish on the avenue Foch, village at the Place du Peyrou.

The organiser describes an urban course that runs two loops of 21.1 km through the heart of Montpellier, past Antigone, Verchant, Grammont and the Hôtel de Ville. The avenue Foch and the Arc de Triomphe mark the finish, and the race village stands on the Place du Peyrou in the historic centre.

Sourced

Whole courseTactics225 m of climbing, nine aid stations, a 6 hour limit225 m D+; aid at km 5, 10, 15, 20, 22, 26, 31, 36 and 41; 6 hour limit.

The marathon page lists 225 m of positive climbing and a 6 hour cut-off. Solid and liquid aid stations stand at km 5, 10, 15, 20, 22, 26, 31, 36 and 41 and at the finish. The water comes from the local public network and is served in reusable cups, so the organiser asks runners to bring a flask or hydration vest to fill at every station. The course has the Bronze road-race label of the French athletics federation.

Sourced

Whole courseCrowd1,250 marathon starters in 20251,250 starters in 2025 against 1,000 in 2024; the festival drew over 14,000.

The organiser’s marathon page says 1,250 runners started the marathon on Sunday 13 April 2025, after 1,000 in 2024. The festival’s news item puts the whole 2025 weekend at more than 14,000 participants. The marathon page caps the field at 1,500.

Sourced

Race fuel

Energy gel
An energy gel sachet
Illustration · drag to turn

5 gels for Montpellier, plus 1 spare

Finish

One every 40 minutes, by the clock:

  1. km 7mile 4.4
  2. km 14.1mile 8.7
  3. km 21.1mile 13.1
  4. km 28.1mile 17.5
  5. km 35.2mile 21.8

Our pick: SiS BETA Fuel gel, box of 6, strawberry and lime. 40 g of carbohydrate a gel, about twice a usual gel, from two kinds of sugar your body takes up side by side.

Easy to forget on race morning: pack them with your bib the night before.

Get it on Amazon

We earn a small fee if you buy through these links. The price is the same.

In Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Salted Caramel, 24-pack, the best seller there.

Outside the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Switzerland, the UK and Ireland, Spain and Portugal, Italy, the rest of the EU and Canada the button opens GU Energy Gel, Chocolate Outrage, 24-pack on Amazon.com, the best seller there.

Anti-chafe
Compeed Anti-blister stick
Photo: Compeed

Compeed

Compeed anti-blister stick, 8 ml

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

An invisible layer before the start keeps seams, straps and shoes from rubbing skin raw.

Put it on before you leave for the start: heels and toes, inner thighs, under a bra or heart-rate strap.

Try it on a long run first, like everything you use on race day.

Get it on Amazon

We earn a small fee if you buy through these links. The price is the same.

Number belt
A race number belt
Illustration · drag to turn

Compressport Race Belt

Holds your bib without safety pins through your top, with loops for up to 8 gels.

Clip the bib on the night before, so it goes on with your shorts in the morning.

Keep the number on the front, where officials and photographers can see it.

Get it on Amazon

We earn a small fee if you buy through these links. The price is the same.

Electrolytes
A tube of electrolyte tablets
Illustration · drag to turn

SiS Hydro electrolyte tablets, tube of 20

One tablet in a bottle puts back some of the salt you sweat out.

One tablet in 500 ml of water in the hour before the start.

Only if you have used them in training: nothing new on race day.

Get it on Amazon

We earn a small fee if you buy through these links. The price is the same.

Blister plasters
Compeed Blister plasters, medium, 6
Photo: Compeed

Compeed

Compeed blister plasters, medium, 6

Best selling on Amazon amazon.nl, read 2 Nov

One in a pocket cushions a blister if one starts.

Put it on clean, dry skin and leave it until it comes off by itself.

Give a couple to whoever comes to cheer, so they are there at the km you need them.

Get it on Amazon

We earn a small fee if you buy through these links. The price is the same.
distance
42.2 km26.2 mi

Trip

Getting a place

Entry through the organiser

Entry details on the organiser’s site →

The organiser, a third party. We take no entries and have no part in the race.

Keep exploring

More races to look at after the Marathon de Montpellier.

Marathons people fly to

Races in Europe
  • A frame from our Paris Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth3:56

    Paris Marathon

    Paris, France

    Sun 4 Apr 202742.2 km142 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
  • A frame from our Nice-Cannes Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth1:14Race week

    Nice-Cannes Marathon

    Nice, France

    Sun 8 Nov42.2 km71 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
  • A frame from our Porto Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth3:53Race week

    Porto Marathon

    Porto, Portugal

    Sun 8 Nov42.2 km133 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
  • A frame from our Athens Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth3:56Race week

    Athens Marathon

    Athens, Greece

    Sun 8 Nov42.2 km281 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.

Courses on film

All races on film
  • A frame from our Athens Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth3:56Race week

    Athens Marathon

    Athens, Greece

    Sun 8 Nov42.2 km281 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
  • A frame from our Malaga Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth3:50Race week

    Malaga Marathon

    Malaga, Spain

    Sun 8 Nov42.2 km63 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
  • A frame from our Porto Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth3:53Race week

    Porto Marathon

    Porto, Portugal

    Sun 8 Nov42.2 km133 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
  • A frame from our Curitiba Marathon filmImagery: Google Earth3:51Entry open

    Curitiba Marathon

    Curitiba, Brazil

    Sun 15 Nov42.2 km128 m

    Climb summed after smoothing the heights over 1 km. The edge is this course's height profile on one scale for every race: 250 m above its lowest point fills it.
More races in France